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Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae) growing wild in Turkey
Author(s) -
Senatore Felice,
Napolitano Francesco,
Ozcan Musa
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1026(200005/06)15:3<186::aid-ffj889>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - apiaceae , thymol , essential oil , chemistry , p cymene , composition (language) , antibacterial activity , food science , botany , bacteria , biology , organic chemistry , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , ruthenium , catalysis
The essential oil from aerial parts of Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae) growing wild in Antalya and Mersin, Turkey, was isolated by hydrodistillation and obtained in a yield of 0.17 and 0.19% (v/f w), respectively. The oil composition was analyzed by GC and GC‐MS. Nineteen and twenty one compounds, accounting for 98 and 97% of the oils, were identified. The former oil was characterized by a high content of β‐phellandrene (30%) and thymol methyl ether (25%), the latter by γ‐terpinene (24%) and dill‐apiole (21%). Evaluation of the antibacterial activity showed that the oils have a similar, appreciable activity, mostly against Gram+bacteria. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.